Nfs-cfged (2027)

nfsstat -m | grep -i "layout" If you see layout=flexfiles or layout=files , nfs-cfged is earning its keep.

With (Parallel NFS), the game changes. The metadata server says: “Don’t talk to me for data. Here’s a list of storage devices. Go talk to them directly.” Nfs-cfged

If you’ve spent any time poking around the process tree on a modern Linux machine (especially RHEL/CentOS 7+ or Fedora), you’ve probably spotted a mysterious process called nfs-cfged . nfsstat -m | grep -i "layout" If you

So, what is nfs-cfged ?

It’s the configuration negotiation daemon for NFSv4.1 and later, specifically for pNFS (parallel NFS) and flex files . The Old Way vs. The New Way Traditionally, an NFS client learned everything about a mount from a single server. That server told the client: “Here are your files, here are your permissions.” Here’s a list of storage devices